Where does “гранатомётный” come from?
гранатомётный (Russian) comes from Russian гранатомёт, from Russian грана́та, from Italian granata, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
гранатомётный (Russian): grenade launcher
Definitions
- grenade launcher
Ancestry of “гранатомётный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гранатомёт | grenade launcher |
| 2 | Russian | грана́та | grenade |
| 3 | Italian | granata | grenade, hand grenade; pomegranate; member or... |
| 4 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |